一、Outline of this course:The name of this book is English Stylistics. Generally it is about the study of styles in language and variations in language, but in this course, we focus on modern stylistics, which has two branches, literary stylistics and general stylistics. The course introduced us an influential theoretical framework of stylistics and applied the theory in the concrete analysis of the main varieties of Modern English.二、Terms definition.Stylistics: Stylistics is a b ranch of linguistics which applies the theory and methodology of modern linguistics to the study of the style. It studies the use of language in specific contexts and attempts to account for the characteristics that mark the language use of individuals and social groups.Style: 答案一：Style can be taken as the language habits of a person or group of persons in a given situation. (老师课堂讲授)答案二：Style may be seen as the various characteristic uses of language that a person or group of persons make in various social contexts.(个人整理)Variety: Variety can be taken as the different types or styles of a language.Dialect: Dialect is the language variation that is associated with different users of the language. Register:答案一：Register is the language variation that is associated with different use to which they are put. (教材)答案二：①Register can be taken as the varieties in which different situations with different situations with different occupational or social group.②Register can be taken as the distinctive varieties of a language used in different types of situation.(老师课堂讲授)答案三：Registers are language varieties which are appropriate for use in particular speech situations, in contrast to language varieties that are associated with the social or regional grouping of their customary users. For that reason, registers are also known as situational dialects. (个人整理)四、This term we covered Chapter1、2、3、4、5 and 9.In Chapter1(the aims and concerns of stylistics), we talked about the definitions of stylistics, modern stylistics, language, speech act, variety and style, 3 terms in language use, 4 influencing factors (regional variation, social variation, situational variation, topic variation), 5styles of formality.In Chapter 2(the necessity for stylistic study), we gave an introduction and analyzed the 3 need for stylistic study, i.e. stylistic study helps cultivate a sense of appropriateness; stylistic study sharpens the understanding and appreciation of literary works; stylistic study helps achieve adaptation in translation.In Chapter 3(the classification of varieties of English), we revealed two main kinds of situational varieties: dialectal varieties(dialects) and diatypic varieties(registers). We’ve 5 categories of the former, they are individual dialect(personal linguistic features); temporal dialect(dialect of time/ age/ epoch); regional dialect(origin of birth and grown-up) and social dialect(social groups and social background) and standard dialect. As to the latter, the field, mode and tenor of discourse and their relationships were covered.In Chapter 4(the levels of linguistic description & the content and procedure of stylistic analysis), we mentioned the aim of stylistics in linguistic description, which is to give an analytical tool. We also covered the 3 levels language, namely the level of phonology (to study the writing system);lexis (to study words choice) and grammar (morphology to study word formation and syntax to study words into sentences); semantics(to study meanings). Besides, the 3 levels of linguistic description were also included; they are level of phonology and graphology; level of lexis and grammar; level of semantics.In Chapter 5(the formal and informal language and the relationship between its participants), we covered types of tenor, degrees of formality and their relation. Martin Joo's 5 classifications (frozen style, formal, consultative, casual, intimate) are efficient in many ways, but the situations are so complicated that the degree of formality can fall in any point. 5 elements in speech situation (setting, purpose, audience, social relation and topics) and linguistic features (vocabulary, phonology, syntax, semantics) are mentioned, so do their relations with formality. Besides, we also covered co-occurrence restriction, degree of involvement and the inter-relationship between 3 functions of language (ideational/interpersonal/textual function) and 3 components of a text (field, mode, tenor).In Chapter 9(the English of advertising), we talked about the function of advertising and the function of the language of advertising. What’s more, we covered the graphological features of display advertising, i.e. full use of grephological contracts, prominent use of pictures, clear identification of the advertiser.括号内扩展内容仅助于理解，不必全部写在试卷上。